Oklahoma State vs Mississippi Cotton Bowl Game Opening Point Spread: The 2010 Cotton Bowl, which will take place at the Cowboys new stadium in Arlington, Texas on January 2nd, features an intriguing match up between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Mississippi Rebels. Expert odds makers at Bookmaker.com have the Rebels, last year's Cotton Bowl winner, listed as a -3 against the spread favorite in their Cotton Bowl Game opening point spread.
Oklahoma State came into the year with BCS expectations, but the Cowboys hopes were derailed early in the season with a 
35-45 home loss to the Houston Cougars. To their credit, the Pokes did not let the setback ruin their season as they fought their way to a 9-3 record and a second place finish in the Big 12 South (6-2 conference record).
Oklahoma State dropped to No. 19 in the BCS rankings at the end of the regular season after an ugly 27-0 road loss to conference and in-state rival Oklahoma. The sour conclusion in Norman snapped a three game win streak for the Cowboys.
Mississippi finished the regular season with an 8-4 record and placed third in the SEC West standings behind No. 1 Alabama and No. 12 LSU. While the Rebels eight wins and 4-4 conference mark are certainly respectable, they did not meet pre-season expectations in Oxford. Many had BCS on the mind as they perceived Ole Miss the team to beat in the West heading into the season.
The Rebels, like the Cowboys, finished up the year with a tough loss to an in-state rival. SEC foe Mississippi State gave Houston Nutt's troops a 41-27 whipping in Starkville on November 28th.
The Rebels invitation to the 2010 Cotton Bowl marks their third appearance in the historic game in the last seven years. Ole Miss beat Oklahoma State 31-28 in the 2004 game and they beat Texas Tech in last year's contest by a score of 47-34.
Bookmaker.com Oklahoma State vs Mississippi Cotton Bowl Game Opening Point Spread:
Oklahoma State Cowboys +3 (-110), Over 50.5 (-110)
Mississippi Rebels -3 (-110), Under 50.5 (-110)
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